How many sources of light were created ACCORDING to the Bible?

Question

According to Genesis is states: Verses 3-5: 3And god said "Let there be light," and there was light. 4God saw the light was good, and he separated the light from darkness. 5God called the light day and darkness he called night. And there was evening and there was morning-the FIRST day. (Now I would assume He was referring to the sun) Let' continue: Verses 14-19: And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let then serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15and let them be lights in the expanse in the sky to give light on the earth." And it was. 16God made two great lights- the greater light to govern the day(I would assume He is referring to the sun, AGAIN?) and the lesser light to govern the night ( I would assume He is referring to the moon) and it goes on...how it states there was evening and day-this was the FOURTH day. So how many lights are there? I always thought there was only the sun & moon.

Answer 1

Initially he created light, this was not a source of light, just light itself. He later created the sun, moon and stars as actual sources of the light he had previously created.

Answer 2

*** w04 1/1 p. 28 Highlights From the Book of Genesis—I *** 1:16—How could God produce light on the first day if the luminaries were not made until the fourth day? The Hebrew word rendered “make” in verse 16 is not the same as the word for “create” used in Genesis chapter 1, verses 1, 21, and 27. “The heavens” that included the luminaries were created long before the “first day” even began. But their light did not reach the surface of the earth. On the first day, “there came to be light” because diffused light penetrated the cloud layers and became visible on the earth. The rotating earth thus began to have alternating day and night. (Genesis 1:1-3, 5) The sources of that light still remained invisible from the earth. During the fourth creative period, however, a notable change took place. The sun, the moon, and the stars were now made “to shine upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:17) “God proceeded to make” them in that they could now be seen from the earth.

Answer 3

In verse 1-4, you have the creation of the universe, which modern science tells us is made from "light" or energy that was converted into matter. It is called the Big Band theory.

In verse 14-16, you have the establishing of our local sun and solar system, which happened after the creation of the universe itself. Again, according to the Big Bang theory.

Note that the earth is already in place and fully formed before the sun is completed and its robits established. Again, this matches with the current thinking of th the Big Band theory, where the planets are the results of material spun off from the sun during its formation, that would have actually formed the completed planets prior to the sun settling into its current form.

So recorded in Genesis you have the creating of the vast expanse of the universe, followed by a later formation of local planets and a sun to form our local solar system. Nothing in that which either contradicts itself, nor modern scientific theories.

Answer 4

Two. A greater light for the say, and a lesser light at night. The sun shines bright to illuminate the day, and the stars add a pale glow at night. (plus there's the moon which reflects the sun and also gives off a pale glow)

Answer 5

Back when I believed in God, I had alot of trouble with this 'let there be light'

It made no sense to me that the bible would be talking about the sun because God had already created the heavens and the earth in the first verse of the bible!

I interpreted it to mean that the 'light' is everyones soul.

Answer 6

Originally on day one one light only then it was divided into the greater light (the sun) the lesser light (the moon) and the stars so by the fourth day there were many lights

Bob

Answer 7

Many Biblical commentators have stated that the first light referred to on the first day was a spiritual light and not a physical one.

Others comment in line with modern science that the first light was the energy emitted during the big bang.

Answer 8

Hey come on

the light of moon is just a reflection fromt he light of sun...
Moon's light is no different from sun

But why do u want to know what the bible says

it's all rubbish, its says man was created from dust!!!!

Answer 9

I think Peta answered very well. I just want to add that according to Isaiah 60, G-d himself will serve as light as well, in the Messianic times,

Answer 10

actually the moon produces no light, it just reflects the suns...

and thanks for pointing out yet another inconsistency in the bible. I 'm sure that there will now be useless ranting and dribble to make it alright with the religious to follow...